Long beforeThe walk Deadwas running out of storylines and losing its main maven , a twentysomethingGeorge A. Romerogathered up a group of his filmmaking friends and , with virtually no budget to speak of , ended up create one of the shuddery film in horror movie history . Now , nearly 50 years after its original release on October 1 , 1968,Night of the Living Deadwill be creep its way back into theaters .
For two day only next calendar month , a gorgeously restored interlingual rendition of the granddaddy of all zombie cinema ( which never actually used that terminal figure , by the way ) will be returning to field of operations across the country for a two - night - only interlocking . The remastering process wasoverseenby Romero himself , concisely before he pass away in 2017 .
Romero worked with original sound designer Gary Streiner to restore the original camera negative into a totally fresh 4 cat valium Ultra HD version of the flick . The Museum of Modern Art , Steven Spielberg and Martin Scorsese ’s The Film Foundation , The George Lucas Family Foundation , and the Celeste Bartos Film Preservation Center all helped to bring the remastered rendering of this iconic moving picture back to theaters .
“ There are not many movie that warrant the variety of attentionNight of the Living Deadhas find from the Museum of Modern Art , but there are also not many films whose influence stay so strong in global popular cultivation 50 years after it was made . George A. Romero ’s moving picture has never attend better , and we are proud to present this daze new restoration to film buff and horror fan , ” Tom Lucas , Fathom Events ’s VP of studio telling , said in a financial statement .
The movie will screen at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. ( local time ) on both October 24th and October 25th in select field . To find out if the celluloid is screening near you , or to buy ticket , visit the Fathom Eventswebsite .
